Wagon-wheel



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T. T. JORDAN.

WAGON WHEEL.

No. 597,647t Patented Jam` 18. 1898.

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T. T. JORDAN. WAGON WHEEL.

No4 597,647. Patented Jem( 18, l898.

UNITED Srnfrns arnnrr @raisin THOMAS T. JORDAN, OF WILCOX, NEBRASKA.

WAGON-WH EEL..

SPECFIGATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 597,647, dated January 18, 1898.

Application led August 13, 1896. Serial No. 602,655. (No model.)

.To @El whom i may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS T. JORDAN, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Wilcox, in the county ot Kearney and State ot Nebraska, have invented certain new and usetul Improvements in Wagon-YV heels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains' to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in wheels, the invention residing particularly in the construction ot the hub, the telly, and the tire, whereby the tire is held in place by an expansion ot the parts ot the tellyinstead ot by shrinking the tire thereon, as is now the general custom.

The invention consists ot a hub made up ot three parts, one ot said parts having` a tapering cone-shaped mandrel thereon, with longitudinal grooves in its outer surface and screw-threads upon its outer end, another ot said parts having a central opening therethrough and adapted to t upon said inandrel, and a third a point-band or collar having internal screw-threads therein adapted to iit upon the outer end ot said mandrel and engage the screw-threads thereot,a telly made in two or more parts having a convex outer surface with caps fitting upon the ends of,

said parts, having screw-threaded openings therein, tire-setting bolts having right and left hand screw-threads upon their opposite ends adapted to engage the threaded portions ot said caps and provided with central heads by means ot which they may be turned, and a tire adapted to tit upon said telly and provided with a concave inner surface.

The invention also consists in other details ot construction and combinations ot parts, which will be hereinafter more tully described and claimed.

In the drawings forming a part ot this specication, Figure 1 represents a side elevation ot my improved wheel in its complete form. Fig. 2 is a section through the same, taken along the line ot two diametrically opposite spokes. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one'part ot the telly, showing the caps in the outer ends thereof. Fig. 4 is a detail view ot one ot said caps. Fig. 5 is a i similar view ot one ot the setting-bolts.

i screw-threads 5 Fig. Gis a detail perspective view ot the inner part of the hub. Fig. 7 is a similar view ot the outer part thereof. Fig. 8 is a similar view ot the point-band or collar tor holding the inner and outer parts ot said hub in their closed positions. Fig. 9 is a detail View ot a covering-clip tor the adjacent ends ot tivo parts ot the telly.

Like reference-numbers indicate like parts in the different views.

My improved wheel when in its complete torm is the same in appearance as a wheel ot ordinary construction. The same is made up of a hub l, consisting ot the part 2, which is located adjacent to the wagon-box and has an ou twardly-ex tending cone-shaped or tapering mandrel 8 thereon provided with longitudinal grooves e and having screw-threads 5 upon its outer end. The outer part 6 ot said hub is bored out centrally, as shown at 7, so that it is adapted to iit upon the mandrel 3 when the two parts ot the hub are in their closed positions. These parts are held in such closed positions by means ot a pointband or collar S,having internal screw-threads thereon which are adapted to engage the upon the outer end ot the mandrel 3.

The spokes 9 ot my wheel are ot ordinary torni and construction. The telly 10, however, is made up ot a plurality ot parts 11 11, the outer ends of each part having secured to them caps 12 12, with threaded openings 13 therein. Adapted to iit between the adjacent ends ot two ot the parts 11 of the telly are tire-setting bolts 14 14, each having right and lett hand screw-threads upon its opposite ends, and a central head 15, by means ot which it may be turned in one direction or the other. 'The threaded ends ot said bolts engage the threaded openings 13 in the caps 12, so that when they are turned in one direction or the other the parts l1 ot the telly are thrown outwardly or drawn inwardly. The outer surface ot the telly 10 is convex, and the inner surtace'ot the tire 16, which tits upon said telly, is concave. In other respects said tire is similar to the old form ot construction. In order to prevent the entrance ot mud or dirt between the adjacent ends ot the two parts of the telly at their points ot con- IDO nection with one another, I may employ a covering-clip 17, as clearly shown in detail in Fig. 9.

In assembling the parts of my wheel the felly 10 is inserted upon the inside of the tire 17, with the convex portions of said felly tittin g in the concave portions of said tire. The setting-bolts 14 are then turned, so that the parts 11 of the felly are expanded and fit closely to the inside of the tire. The outer ends of the spokes 9 are then inserted into suitable openings on the inside of the felly IO, and the lower ends of said spokes are fitted within the longitudinal grooves 4 in the mandrel 8 on the hub 1. The length of said spokes is such that normally and without the application of pressure upon the under side their lower ends will fit the outer ends of said mandrel. placed upon the outer end of the mandrel and forced slightly inwardly, throwing the spokes 9 outwardly by reason of the inclined edges of the mandrel 3. When the part 6 has been seated, or even before it has reached its seat, the point-band or collar S may be applied to the outer end of the mandrel 3, with the threads ou said point-band engaging the threads 5 on said mandrel. Upon screwing the band 8 to its extreme inner position the two parts 2 and 6 of the hub 1 and the lower ends of thespokes 9 are in close contactone with the other, and the two parts l1 of the felly are forced outwardly into close contact with the tire 16.

As thus constructed a wheel is produced which is extremely strong, cheap to manufacture, and one which does away with the necessity of shrinking the tire upon the felly.

The part 6 of the hub is thenv Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wheel, the combination with the felly, the spokes and the tire, of a hub made up of an inner portion, having an outwardlyextending hollow tapering mandrel thereon provided with longitudinal grooves upon its outer surface and screw-threads upon its outer end, in which grooves the lower ends of said spokes are adapted to fit, an outer portion fitting upon said mandrel, and means for securing the outer portion of said hub in place, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

2. In a wheel, the combination with the felly, the spokes and the tire, of the hub made up of an innerportion, having an outwardlyextending tapering mandrel thereon, provided with longitudinal grooves upon its outer surface and screw-threads upon its outer end in which grooves the lower ends of said spokes are adapted to iit, an outer portion adapted to t upon said mandrel, and an internally-threaded point-band or collar adapted to engage the screw-threads upon the outer end of said mandrel, force the outer ends of said hub inwardly, and hold the parts of said hub and the spokes fitting between them, in close contact one with the other, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS T. JORDAN.

Witnesses:

J. S. NoLL, E. C. DAILEY. 

